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Usememos API by dvcrn — Agent Skill

Name: Usememos API
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

File contents

UseMemos

Setup

Requires environment variables in .env:

USEMEMOS_URL — Instance URL (e.g., http://localhost:5230)
USEMEMOS_TOKEN — Access token from Settings > My Account

Scripts

Script	Usage	Description
`create_memo.py`	`<content> [visibility]`	Create a memo (visibility: PRIVATE/PROTECTED/PUBLIC)
`list_memos.py`	`[limit] [tag]`	List recent memos (default: 10)
`search_memos.py`	`<query> [limit]`	Search memos by content
`upload_attachment.py`	`<filepath> [filename] [type]`	Upload a file attachment
`upload_and_link_attachment.py`	`<memo_id> <filepath> [filename] [type]`	Upload and link attachment to a memo
`memo_comments.py`	`<list\|add\|delete> [args...]`	Manage comments on a memo

All scripts are in scripts/ and run with python3 scripts/<script>.

Examples

# Create a memo with tags
python3 scripts/create_memo.py "Meeting notes from standup #work"

# List recent memos
python3 scripts/list_memos.py 5

# Search memos
python3 scripts/search_memos.py "website redesign"

# Upload attachment standalone
python3 scripts/upload_attachment.py photo.jpg "sale_photo.jpg" "image/jpeg"

# Create memo then attach a file
python3 scripts/create_memo.py "Sale: Stromer Charger #eBike #income"
# Use the memo ID from output:
python3 scripts/upload_and_link_attachment.py <memo_id> charger_photo.jpg

# Add a comment to a memo
python3 scripts/memo_comments.py add <memo_id> "Looks great!"

# List comments on a memo
python3 scripts/memo_comments.py list <memo_id>

# Delete a comment
python3 scripts/memo_comments.py delete <comment_id>

Notes

Memo IDs are short IDs like 3UZ7uBbHsLEAwdYE5HKhjd (not memos/3UZ7uBbHsLEAwdYE5HKhjd)
Tags use #tag syntax inline in memo content
Default MIME type for attachments is image/jpeg; pass the type explicitly for other files

API Reference

See references/api.md for endpoint documentation.

---name: usememos-apidescription: Interact with UseMemos — a lightweight, self-hosted memo hub. Create, search, list memos and upload attachments.---# UseMemos## SetupRequires environment variables in `.env`:- `USEMEMOS_URL` — Instance URL (e.g., `http://localhost:5230`)- `USEMEMOS_TOKEN` — Access token from Settings > My Account## Scripts| Script | Usage | Description ||--------|-------|-------------|| `create_memo.py` | `<content> [visibility]` | Create a memo (visibility: PRIVATE/PROTECTED/PUBLIC) || `list_memos.py` | `[limit] [tag]` | List recent memos (default: 10) || `search_memos.py` | `<query> [limit]` | Search memos by content || `upload_attachment.py` | `<filepath> [filename] [type]` | Upload a file attachment || `upload_and_link_attachment.py` | `<memo_id> <filepath> [filename] [type]` | Upload and link attachment to a memo || `memo_comments.py` | `<list\|add\|delete> [args...]` | Manage comments on a memo |All scripts are in `scripts/` and run with `python3 scripts/<script>`.## Examples```bash# Create a memo with tagspython3 scripts/create_memo.py "Meeting notes from standup #work"# List recent memospython3 scripts/list_memos.py 5# Search memospython3 scripts/search_memos.py "website redesign"# Upload attachment standalonepython3 scripts/upload_attachment.py photo.jpg "sale_photo.jpg" "image/jpeg"# Create memo then attach a filepython3 scripts/create_memo.py "Sale: Stromer Charger #eBike #income"# Use the memo ID from output:python3 scripts/upload_and_link_attachment.py <memo_id> charger_photo.jpg# Add a comment to a memopython3 scripts/memo_comments.py add <memo_id> "Looks great!"# List comments on a memopython3 scripts/memo_comments.py list <memo_id># Delete a commentpython3 scripts/memo_comments.py delete <comment_id>```## Notes- Memo IDs are short IDs like `3UZ7uBbHsLEAwdYE5HKhjd` (not `memos/3UZ7uBbHsLEAwdYE5HKhjd`)- Tags use `#tag` syntax inline in memo content- Default MIME type for attachments is `image/jpeg`; pass the type explicitly for other files## API ReferenceSee [references/api.md](references/api.md) for endpoint documentation.

Frequently asked questions

Usememos API